The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-15
FOrney.
From the Herald Traveller.

If not better than any Of her sister
towns. The LIST Of January, 1887, her
shipments of The celebrated "black
land hay amounted to 8096 tons for
the year just passed; then 200 cars Of
cotton seed aud thirty-nnc cars bois
dare posts added makes respectable
shipping list that many towns with
twice her amount of population would
be proud to show up. There has been
mark, ted since August 10th, last, 800
bal, cotton, more than double any
preceding year, and by January /,
1888, if there is good crop made, she
will handle 10000 bales. Banking
facilities is all her merchants require
to handle that amount.
That popular organization known as
the "Grangcrs" held meeting on the
sth inst, and reelected Mr..
Robert Rhca as manager of
the Grange store at this
place, Mr.. James Hhea book
keeper and Mr.. George Lee as sales
man. The directors are highly pleased
at their financial success with the
aforementioned mercantile establish
ment, and propose to increase their
business still more as the season adj
vances.
The new depot agent, Mr.. +. S.
Gage, is making himself quite popular
with the business men of Forney by
his affable bearing.
The farmers have commenced break
ing land for another crop, and as near
as we Tan ascertain there will be a
greater acreage of grain sowed this
year than last.
Corn, oats and hay are in good de-
mand, with a scarcity of corn and
oats, and increasing demand for first
class grade of hay.
The weather continues beautiful buC
grain Is being wanted TO bring up
grain that is sown, and to keep alive
that already up. Health in town and
surrounding county was never better
at this season of the year.
We are under special obligations to
notice the following firms at Forney;
Adams e. Daily dealers in drugs,
paints, notions, etc. The careful COM
pounding of prescriptions is a special
ty. Mr. Daily one Of the members OF
this firm in connection with Mr.. Nc
Ike Ter have erected two iron front
brick stores, G0xS0, two stories in
height, now ready for rent
Langram q Yates, dealers in hard
ware, iarm implements, machinery,
queensware, Carriages, wagons. bug
gies, iron ties and the famous Forncy
hay. Their prices are satisfactory and
they are doing a large business.
McIntire q Walker, furniture deal
ers and undertakers, carry large and
handsome stock, and do Il business
commensurate with the growth of this
PROSPEROUS town. They expect soon
to add TO their undertakers' depart.
ment $500 hearse. They are both
live men and will undoubtedly sue
coed.
Dortch Bros dealers in fancy gro
ceries, are young men Of taste and
business tact. They are polite to Gus
toIpers and low in prices, while their
sto&k is always fresh and of the best
quality.
J. NJ. Daugherty, at the market
house, supplies the city with sausage,
pork steak and the juicy tende loin.
L. n. Ritter is another hardware
dealer whose energy and fair dealing
is drawing a large and remunerative /
trade.
Prof. Burnett, from the Old State of
Tennessee, presides over the large and
flourishing public school,
The Lindsey House. the principal
hotel, is clean and neat, supp wing
comfort and cheer to the travelling
pubic.
The country is prairie, the people |
az; icultural and the land is black |
waxy and of unsurpassed fertility,
and too valu bic for common pastnr-
age. The For. eyites are alive to their
growing interests, and will keep pace
with the progress of our great State.
Have largely increased the list for
both Daily and Weekly HERALD at